‘Free Gyros Day’ to help military families

Kronos Foods Inc., based in Glendale Heights, will hold third Annual “Kronos Free Gyros Day” on Tuesday, Aug. 30, with this year’s event aimed to help military families.

In addition to a free gyros, the promotion also encourages customers to “Help Yourself & You Can Help a Hero”, by giving to the Fisher House Foundation through donation boxes displayed at each of the approximately 50 participating Kronos Free Gyros Day restaurants.

The Fisher House Foundation is an organization enabling military family members to be close to a loved one during the hospitalization for an unexpected illness, disease or injury.  In Chicago, the beneficiary would be the Fisher House located on the campus of the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Hines.

To get a “Free Kronos Gyros Day” sandwich, go to www.KronosFreeGyros.com, complete the required fields, select a restaurant to visit, then download and print a free gyros sandwich coupon. Then stop into your chosen restaurant on Aug. 30, and present your coupon.

“This is our third year and we wanted to take ‘Kronos Free Gyros Day’ to the next level and not only give back to gyros-loving consumers, but recognize and support a  largely unsung group of military families through the Fisher House Foundation,” says Howard Eirinberg, president, Kronos Foods Inc.  “Especially in tough economic times, we’re thrilled to be able to provide our loyal gyros fans with a free meal and, we are confident they’ll pay it forward and show their deep gratitude toward military families.”

Kronos has given away more than 68,000 free gyros in the past two years and donated $5,000 to Fisher House through last year’s promotion.  This year, Kronos will set the bar even higher, hoping to surpass last year’s donation.

Traditionally known as a Greek sandwich, a gyros is made with selected beef and lamb meat seasoned with spices, thinly sliced and piled high onto a handmade flatbread pita. Gyros can be enjoyed many different ways, but is usually topped with onions and tomatoes, as well as a creamy cucumber sauce called tzatziki or gyros sauce.